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02/02 Saturday
7:00 PM Esthema
10:00 PM Closed for Private Party
02/03 Sunday
7:00 PM baby dee with the prana trio
baby dee
with the prana trio
$8-10, all ages
02/04 Monday
10:00 PM The Fringe
A Lily Pad Fixture
George Garzone- Tenor Saxaphone
Bob Gullotti- Drums
John Lockwood- Contrabass
02/05 Tuesday
7:00 PM The Odd Tuesday Milonga
7 - 8 Beginner Lesson
8 - 9 Practica
9 - 12 Milonga (Dance)
Cost: $5 for any two; $10 for all three.
02/06 Wednesday
7:00 PM Jason Davis
Earthsound is a new multi-media ensemble led by bassist and composer that features a unique mix of of original jazz, classical, Brazilian, Peruvian, and Jewish music. We will also play improvised pieces along with recorded environmental sounds. The group features Jason on acoustic bass, Brazilian flautist and Berklee College of Music professor Fernando Brandão, Berklee College of Music professor Doug Johnson, and Peruvian percussionist Jorge Perez-Albela.
www.earth-sound.org
02/07 Thursday
7:45 PM The Jon Fisher Quartet
The Jon Fisher Quartet has been playing hard for over two years. Jon and his entourage of tenor-man Nathan Berla-Shulock, bassist Sam Fisher, and drummer Dan Garmon, represent the freshest of teenage jazz in Boston. The Jon Fisher Quartet has opened for George Russell Jr. at a Highland Jazz series show and has performed at such venues as the Regattabar at the Charles Hotel, Harvard Faculty Club, Brookline Arts Center, Borders at the Atrium Mall, the Lily Pad, and many Boston hotels. Featuring trumpet player Alex Toth, this Lily Pad performance guarantees an involuntarily finger-snapping experience. Please check out www.jonjazz.com for more information about Jon and the quartet.
10:00 PM Chris Barnes with Magdalen Hsu-Li
02/08 Friday
7:30 PM Nick Grondin Group/Jason Yeager Trio
7:30 Jason Yeager Trio
The Jason Yeager Trio is comprised of some of Boston's most exciting up-and-coming jazz talent. Featuring interactive group improvisation, original compositions and arrangements with influences that range from Israeli to Vietnamese to traditional jazz music, this band exhibits the kinds of camaraderie and joyful spirit that are contagious. For more information and to hear recordings, visit http://www.jasonyeager.com
Jason Yeager - piano
Tal Gamlieli - bass
Mike Gleichman - drums
8:30 Nick Grondin Group
The Nick Grondin Group is a quintet formed at Boston’s New England Conservatory of Music. The group is committed to connecting modern jazz to audiences in the same spirit as their influences: Brain Blade Fellowship, David Binney Group and Maria Schneider Orchestra.
The concert will feature personal compositions and arrangements which are built on melodies that sing, harmonies that evoke many moods, forms that tell a story and grooves that infect!
For bio, photos and recordings, visit http://www.NickGrondin.com
Nick Grondin—guitar, compositions
Aaron Kruziki—alto and soprano saxophones
Michel Reis—piano
Tal Gamlieli—double bass
Tyson Stubelek—drum set
02/09 Saturday
3:00 PM RECEITA DE SAMBA (Samba Recipe) with very special guest: mandolinist Barry Mitterhoff
RECEITA DE SAMBA (Samba Recipe)
with very special guest: mandolinist Barry Mitterhoff
Saturday February 9th
2:30-4:30 pm
http://www.myspace.com/receitadesamba
Receita de Samba (Samba Recipe) is a quintet which
performs bossa nova (1960s), early acoustic samba (1920s-50s) and choro (instrumental music).
Their repertoire features some of the finest songs in the traditional samba
and choro repertoire, including compositions by Paulinho da Viola, Cartola, Nelson Cavaquinho, Jaco do Bandolim, and Pixinguinha.
Anna Borges – vocals, percussion
Bill Ward - vocals, guitar
David Rumpler - cavaquinho (steel-string uke)
Vinícius Pienasola – percussion
Amir Milstein- flute
Barry Mitterhoff- mandolin
Mandolinist Barry Mitterhoff has developed an international reputation for his versatility, having adapted the mandolin to, and mastered musical styles as diverse as bluegrass, opera, Jewish klezmer, Dixieland, old-time, classical, Brazilian, Italian and 19th-century American duo-style.
Barry is currently an active member of Hot Tuna, and has performed with guitarist Jorma Kaukonen, banjoist Tony Trischka, appeared at the Metropolitan Opera with renowned singer Jerry Hadley, played and recorded with folk-singer Tom Chapin; appeared at the Smithsonian Institute and elsewhere with hard-hitting singer, songwriter and labor activist Hazel Dickens and performed with innovative "free" music composer Eugene Chadborn at New York City’s Knitting Factory. In addition, Barry has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Library of Congress, the White House, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and New York’s famous Rainbow Room, and has performed in concert and at music festivals throughout the U.S., Canada, Japan, and Europe. He's contributed music to the score of films such as You've Got Mail, Mickey Blue Eyes, Two Family House,the Coen Brothers', O Brother Where Art Thou and The Rookie.Barry is also the most current member of Hot Tuna!
5:00 PM Zumba
Zumba combines a total body workout with toning exercises and fat-burning dance moves for a workout that's more fun that it is work. It is a spicy, upbeat mélange of salsa, merengue, cha cha, cumbia, mambo, and hip hop. This is dance fitness with the emphasis on fitness, not complicated choreography. It's easy, aerobic, and makes anyone look positively CALIENTE!
When: starting February 2nd
Time: 5 Pm
Where: 1353 Cambridge Street (Lily Pad)
What to Bring: Lots of Water and a towel (trust me… you’ll need it)
What to Wear: Active Wear and Comfortable shoes
7:00 PM Michael McNeill
02/10 Sunday
7:00 PM Grupo los Santos (7 PM)/FunkHouse (8:30 PM)
Hailing from New York City, Grupo los Santos have been defining and refining their sound since coming together in 1998 to workshop the substance of the Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, and New York City Jazz traditions. Tenor saxophonist Paul Carlon, guitarist Pete Smith, bassist Dave Ambrosio, and drummer William “Beaver” Bausch contribute equally and authoritatively to the vibrant group interplay that defines the distinct Santos sound. No less an elder than late great trombonist/composer Juan Pablo Torres gave his blessing to Grupo los Santos’ originality and unique interpretations of the classic Cuban traditions. The band has also worked with the folkloric rumba group Clave y Guaguancó, as well as members of the famed los Muñequitos de Matanzas, combining jazz, tap, and Cuban rumba. Grupo los Santos just released their second CD, Lo Que Somos Lo Que Sea (What We Are What Will Be), with a triumphant performance Jan. 7th at the Jazz Standard in New York. Featuring ten original compositions, the new release includes forays into Brazilian and Flamenco styles as well continuing to probe the rumba-, timba-, and son-influenced Cuban roots music the group is so enamored of.
“The entire group is at top peak performance, and their sound is flawless. Each song will be a favorite with different listeners.” --Lee Prosser, JazzReview.com
Websites: www.grupolossantos.com, www.myspace.com/grupolossantos
John Funkhouser’s trio FunkHouse is a funky, progressive jazz piano trio, based in Boston. The trio consists of John Funkhouser (piano), Greg Loughman (acoustic bass) and Mike Connors (drums). Their music blends modern jazz, funk, blues, and European and American folk music. Listeners may recognize the influences of Medeski, Martin and Wood, Ornette Coleman, Frank Zappa and Stravinsky. As pianist Kenny Werner put it, the band is “definitely onto something special.” Beyond its numerous performances in the Boston area, FunkHouse has mounted two national tours, performing in nineteen cities, including New York, Chicago, Washington, DC, Kansas City, and Denver. As a sideman, John Funkhouser has shared the stage with such luminaries as Grammy nominees Luciana Souza and Tierney Sutton, fifteen-year-old piano savant Matt Savage, Steve Gadd, Ran Blake, Herb Pomeroy, and the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra. He has been featured as a soloist with New England Philharmonic Orchestra and with the MIT Wind Ensemble, and has toured the world.
02/11 Monday
10:00 PM The Fringe
A Lily Pad Fixture
George Garzone- Tenor Saxaphone
Bob Gullotti- Drums
John Lockwood- Contrabass
02/12 Tuesday
10:00 PM Longy Jazz
02/15 Friday
7:00 PM Truth Serum Presents: Calvin Johnson and Mark Robinson in Concert
www.truthserum.org
Doors: 7:00 pm
Mark Robinson/ Cotton Candy: 7.30 ish
Calvin Johnson: 8.15 ish
Done by: 10pm
http://www.truthserum.org for more info
What you need to know about Calvin Johnson:
Based in Olympia, Wash., Calvin's work in underground culture started as a teenage fan volunteering at the local community radio station,
KAOS-FM. He moved on to writing for fanzines, organizing music and film events, playing music in various ill-fated bands. Calvin established K http://www.krecs.com, a pacific northwest oriented media outlet, in 1982.
In 1993 Calvin founded Dub Narcotic, a recording studio, in which he has
documented the work of the Somehow Is and Never Was, such as Mirah, the
Blow, Versus, Built to Spill, Fitz of Depression, Make-Up and Little
Wings. It has also been the incubator of many Calvin experiments in
collaboration and self-expression, such as Beat Happening, Halo Benders
and Dub Narcotic Sound System.
Since 2000 Calvin Johnson has set out into the world, acoustic guitar in
hand, as a solo artist of musical platitudes. His signature baritone,
dry wit, and sexy cardigans have won him many admirers.
Press ready images of Calvin Johnson can be downloaded from here:
http://www.krecs.com/html/artists/photo.php?interest=62
What you need to know about Mark Robinson / Cotton Candy:
Mark Robinson is the founder and manager of the Teenbeat label. He has
been a member of Unrest, Air Miami, Grenadine, and Flin Flon. He
co-wrote a song for Bastro, produced albums by Cold Cold Hearts and
Tuscadero, and has been onstage with Luna, Superchunk, and Versus. His
solo stuff is guitar pop. He’s most recently been playing again in Flin
Flon with Nattles (Cold Cold Hearts) and Matt Datesman (True Love
Always) while showcasing his love of Joy Division and Factory Records.
They have released three albums of mathy-bass and drums oriented rock,
since 1997. Tonight Mark will premiere his recent collaboration with
wife/partner/I don’t know what they call each other, Evelyn Hurley
(Blast Off Country Style) which is called Cotton Candy.
http://www.teenbeat.net/
TEENBEAT BIO:
Teenbeat is an independently owned, operated and distributed label which
has been in existence for over 20 years. Teenbeat helped ignite the
American indie label revolution. Known for its DC based indie-guitar-pop
and bands such as Unrest, Tuscadero, Versus, and Air Miami. Teenbeat has
also released records by experimentalists Gastr Del Sol, and 1960's
icons The Feminine Complex. Unrest's Mark Robinson formed the label
while in high school with friends Andrew Beaujon [Riley] (Eggs), Tim
Moran (Unrest), Ian Zack (Thirsty Boys), & Phil Krauth.
Over the past two decades, Teenbeat has become internationally known.
Teenbeat's current roster includes FLIN FLON, +/- (PLUS/MINUS), hollAnd,
TRUE LOVE ALWAYS, UNREST, BOSSANOVA, MAYBE IT'S RENO and many more.
MARK ROBINSON BIO:
EDUCATION
WAKEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL 1985
Infamous (or un-famous) Arlington, Virginia school where Mark met Phil
Krauth and Tim Moran and formed the seminal punk/indie band, Unrest. He
also made friends with Andrew Beaujon (Eggs), and Ian Zack (The Thirsty
Boys).
TEENBEAT RECORDS
The record label that Mark started when he was a mere sixteen years old.
His first release was a compilation tape featuring his friends’ bands
from his high school. Tapes were sold to classmates for a mere one
dollar each. February 23, 1985 is Teenbeat’s birthday.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
UNREST 1983 to 1994
Teenbeat’s most successful band was started by Mark and released five
albums and a multitude of singles. They played at Lollapalooza in 1993
and turned down a Nirvana opening slot later that year. Their Imperial
f.f.r.r. album was voted one of the best of the year by Spin magazine in
1992. Hole has covered Unrest’s “Yes She Is My Skinhead Girl” on occasion.
AIR MIAMI 1994 to present
After Unrest, Bridget Cross (Unrest) and Mark formed this power-pop
quartet with Mike Fellows (Rites of Spring) and Lauren Feldsher
(Mascott). One album was release in 1995 by Teenbeat/4AD entitled Me Me Me..
GRENADINE 1991 to 1998
Jenny Toomey and Mark formed this project soon after their Lots of Pop
Losers festival in the Fall of 1991. Rob Christiansen from Eggs and
Sisterhood of Convoluted Thinkers joined a year later on the drums. They
recorded two albums, one (Goya) with Kramer from Bongwater and another
(Nopolitos) with Warn Defever of His Name Is Alive.
WMUC radio
While at the University of Maryland in the late ‘80s, Mark spinned vinyl
at this vital college radio station. It was here that he met Bridget
Cross who was one of his on-air callers. DJ Dave McDuff was the first to
play Teenbeat vinyl on the radio in 1985.
FLIN FLON 1997-present
Mark’s love of Joy Division and Factory Records was particularly evident
when he formed Flin Flon with Nattles (Cold Cold Hearts) and Matt
Datesman (True Love Always). They have released three albums of
mathy-bass and drums oriented rock, so far.
solo RECORDED WORK
Canada’s Green Highways LP/CD (teenbeat) 2001 Produced by Trevor
Kampmann of hollAnd and pulCec.
Tiger Banana CD (teenbeat) 2000 With Fontaine Toups, Richard & James
Baluyut of Versus.
Taste CD-EP (teenbeat) 2000 A work of experimental electronic sine-wave
tones with human voice. first of four.
Blue LP/CD [as OLYMPIC DEATH SQUAD (teenbeat) 1996
02/16 Saturday
7:30 PM Ralph Rosen Harmonica Recital
10:00 PM The Piddly Kids
rock.pop.soul.indie.folk.punk.fun.
myspace.com/thepiddlykids
02/17 Sunday
10:00 PM Gill Aharon Trio
02/18 Monday
10:00 PM The Fringe
A Lily Pad Fixture
George Garzone- Tenor Saxaphone
Bob Gullotti- Drums
John Lockwood- Contrabass
02/19 Tuesday
7:00 PM The Odd Tuesday Milonga
7 - 8 Beginner Lesson
8 - 9 Practica
9 - 12 Milonga (Dance)
Cost: $5 for any two; $10 for all three.
02/20 Wednesday
10:00 PM KGBG
Kaufman/Gertz/Bergonzi/Guerrero
Jerry Bergonzi sax
Gabriel Guerrero piano
Bruce Gertz bass
Bob Kaufman drums
02/21 Thursday
7:00 PM IMC
1. marck schwaber
2. chris scanlon
3. leo genovese
10:00 PM Fred Woodard Trio
Fred Woodard – Guitar
Greg Loughman – Bass
Yoron Israel - Drums
$10 suggested donation
The Music
This concert will feature an evening of standard and original jazz music. Woodard’s guitar style draws from several influences including, Charlie Christian, Wes Montgomery, Grant Green, Kenny Burrell, George Benson and Sonny Rollins. Woodard also takes sounds from styles other than jazz and adapts them to a jazz format.
Here’s what WGBH jazz radio host Eric Jackson has to say about Woodard: “I find Fred’s tone to be warm and inviting, making you want to hear more from him. No matter if he’s playing a ballad, an up tempo tune or an African American spiritual, that warmth shines through.”
Biographies
Fred Woodard (guitar, leader) has performed extensively with his trio in the northeastern and midwestern United States and southeastern Canada, making appearances at events such as the Providence Jazz and Blues Festival, The Discover Jazz Festival, The Kingfield Jazz and Blues Showcase and the Iowa City Jazz Festival. Woodard has released two CD’s Arrival and 1715 on his own label, Ujam Records. Both of these CDs have received extensive airplay and positive reviews as well. Woodard is currently on the faculty at the Roland Hayes School of Music in Roxbury, MA.
Greg Loughman (bass) has been very active on the Boston jazz scene for a number of years. His musical career has also taken him on tours of Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, the Czech Republic and Japan. He is also a faculty member at the University of Maine in Augusta, ME.
Yoron Israel (drums) has toured and recorded with musicians such as Abbey Lincoln, Ahmad Jamal, Kenny Burrell, Art Farmer, James Williams and he has recorded four CDs as a leader. He is currently assistant chair of the percussion department at Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA.
02/22 Friday
7:00 PM Callithumpian Experiment series
10:00 PM LISA FORKISH CD RELEASE CONCERT postponed until next Saturday 3/1
Described as performing with her "heart in her mouth," Lisa Forkish writes honest, soulful, and passionate songs that combine elements of folk, jazz, and musical theatre --
Lisa Forkish - vocals, piano
Josh Cuadra - drums
Caleb Herring - acoustic bass
02/23 Saturday
3:00 PM Tribute to Django Reinhardt
Gypsy Jazz concert from Montreal with special guests
www.fleche-dor.com
www.myspace.com/latches
7:00 PM Pat Donaher
10:00 PM Elizabeth Willis
Elizabeth Willis and her band, featuring songs from her upcoming debut EP with special guests!
Elizabeth Willis is a classically-trained violinist and pianist. Her music is a blend of classical progressions, alternative rock and jazz
improvisation with vocals and string arrangements. An alumna of both the Mannes College of Music Preparatory Division in New York City and the Meadowmount School of Music, she is a songwriter/publisher affiliate of SESAC. She is the founder of Vurv Group Ltd., which includes her indielabel Vurv Records LLC, Vurv Music Publishing LLC, Vurvmusic.com LLC, V7
Management LLC and Vurv Productions LLC.
www.myspace.com/lizwillis
www.elizabethwillis.commyspace.com/lizwillis
www.elizabethwillis.com
02/24 Sunday
7:00 PM Pandelis Karayorgis Trio
http://karayorgis.com
Bassist Jef Charland and drummer Luther Gray, one of the best and most in-demand rhythm sections in Boston, team-up with pianist Pandelis Karayorgis for an adventurous set of mostly original jazz compositions.
Pandelis Karayorgis:
b. Greece. A highly original pianist, since his early dawning in the Boston, Massachusetts, USA, area Karayorgis has attained a considerable international reputation owing to appearances at festivals and tours of clubs in Europe and America. At venues such as these, and on numerous recording dates, he has appeared with artists such as Mat Maneri, Joe Maneri, Ken Vandermark, Tony Malaby, Michael Formanek, John Lockwood and saxophonist Guillermo Gregorio, playing on the latter's Red Cube(d) in a trio which also included Mat Maneri. Karayorgis has also led or co-led his own groups, their albums attracting very favourable critical attention. Critics have drawn attention to the ability of Karayorgis and his musical companions to skate perilously close to the edges of musical catastrophe, the resulting successes being testimony to their flair, skill and technical prowess. As Alex Henderson commented in Jazziz magazine, " . . . Karayorgis is a brave soul who has . . . fashioned a radical sound of his own . . . definitely original . . . undoubtedly worth the ride." References to Thelonious Monk and Lennie Tristano, Cecil Taylor and Andrew Hill sometimes appear in accounts of his playing but these are valid more as reference points than as true stylistic touchstones.
It might be more accurate to suggest that Karayorgis brought to turn-of-the-century jazz piano hints of how those earlier innovators might have played had they been up-and-coming now rather than then. To quote Billy Taylor, in a blindfold test carried out by Bill Milkowski in JazzTimes, "I have no idea who this is but it is really very clever, very refreshing." Clearly, Karayorgis is intent on pushing the envelope of improvised music, and is very capable of achieving his aims.
Luther Gray:
Drummer Luther Gray was born March 10, 1972 in New Orleans, LA. His family moved to Washington, D.C. where, as a teenager, he started playing drums in punk rock bands. Though largely self-taught, his musical training involved drum lessons from Kim Martin, Larry Bright, Steve Bagby, and Mickey Newman. In 1995 he graduated the University of Miami with a Bachelor of Music, after which he taught privately and performed in the Washington , D.C. area with, among others, Butch Warren, Cecil Payne, Webster Young, Tsunami, Liquorice, Peter Edelman, Jenny Toomey, Bob Butta, and Buck Hill. Since moving to Boston he has resumed teaching private drum lessons and has played with Joe Morris, Jay Hoggard, Joe McPhee, Timo Shanko, Cameron Brown, Allan Chase, Joseph Daly, Sabir Mateen, Roy Campbell, Ida, Geoff Farina, Andrew White, Rob Brown, Bill Lowe, Greg Abate, Raqib Hassan, Bill Pierce, Mitch Seidman, Steve Swell, Joe Beck, Fred Anderson, Ken Vandermark and many others. In addition to his performing schedule Luther teaches art and music at an after-school program for elementary school children.
Jef Charland:
A native of Gardner MA., Jef’s first instrument was trumpet. Later he studied guitar at Berklee with Jon Damian and played in the house band at Wally’s in Boston. After graduating from Berklee he picked up the bass and has become a fixture on the jazz scene playing regularly with the Masked Marvels, the Andy Voelker Trio, Gypsy Schaeffer and at jazz jams at the Center for Arts in Natick, Costello’s and Matt Murphy’s Pub.
10:00 PM Gill Aharon Trio/Go Kart Mozart
02/25 Monday
7:30 PM Jazz and Tap: A Musical Conversation
An improvisational session combining tap dance and jazz music. Expect the unexpected!
Including tap dancers Suzanne Bouffard, Jill Braverman, Stefanie Weber, and many others, as well as some of Boston's great jazz musicians.
For more information, contact Suzanne at smbouffard@yahoo.com
10:00 PM The Fringe
A Lily Pad Fixture
George Garzone- Tenor Saxaphone
Bob Gullotti- Drums
John Lockwood- Contrabass
02/26 Tuesday
10:00 PM Peter Cassino Group
02/27 Wednesday
7:00 PM Closed for Private Function
10:00 PM KGBG
Kaufman/Gertz/Bergonzi/Guerrero
Jerry Bergonzi sax
Gabriel Guerrero piano
Bruce Gertz bass
Bob Kaufman drums
02/29 Friday
7:30 PM Johnson/Fleder Sub-Trio
Second Set with: World Champion DJ Shiftee (turntables), Dan Carpel(bass)
Composed of Collin Johnson (saxophones) and Michael Fleder (drums), the
sub-trio seamlessly blends deconstructed jazz standards with free
improvisation and original compositions. They strive for chaotic logic in
their music, adhering to the idea that music is sound; sound is rhythm;
rhythm is melody; melody is harmony; harmony is a soft-boiled egg; and one
should not play on an empty stomach.
Collin hails from Salt Lake City, Utah. He started playing the saxophone
when he was 12 and began playing real music at age 16 under the tutelage
of Brian Booth. He currently studies with Charlie Kohlhase and plays
baritone sax in the MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble.
Mike brings the ruckus from New York. He has studied Ghanaian drumming
in Ghana; Senegalese drumming at MIT with Lamine Toure; and existentialism
with Andrew Barr (The Slip). He plays in the Swedish Jazz Spectrum (along
with Collin); the Pirana flamenco group; a duo with DJ Shiftee; and
Rambax, the MIT Senegalese Drumming Ensemble.
10:00 PM Andrei Matorin Quartet
Band leader, violinist and composer, Andrei Matorin is one of the
most creative young musicians in modern jazz. His style combines the
spontaneity, energy and improvisation of jazz with the compositional
integrity and sensitivity of classical music. He is the voice of a
new generation of jazz-violin.
"[Andrei] has shown remarkable talent and great potential in
classical music and jazz.[...] He has been a passionate improviser
who can add beautiful color and energy to my compositions"
~ Tiger Okoshi
After a sell-out show in January, Andrei returns to the Lily Pad and collaborates with some of
Berklee's top talent: Takeshi Ohbayashi-piano, Daniel Ori-bass, Dan
Pugach-drums. Aside from their high level of technique and tasteful
sophistication, they bring a variety of influences from their
respective countries. The quartet's focus is on group dialogue,
improvisation, and spontaneity played with an extreme dynamic and
emotional range.
For more information, visit: http://www.andreimatorin.com